A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.
  • yonderbarn@lazysoci.al
    10·
    20 天前

    This is what I thought would happen. I expect similar outcomes if you claim you don’t have your phone with you or if you wiped your phone or if it happens to have very little data as in you faked some data. They will detain you at the airport and undergoing questioning.

    And the law changes every year or so with one judge claiming the government doesn’t need a warrant and then the next year another judge saying they don’t.

    • CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
      5·
      19 天前

      And the law changes every year or so with one judge claiming the government doesn’t need a warrant and then the next year another judge saying they don’t.

      They haven’t been practicing any law for some time now.

    • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
      2·
      19 天前

      mmmm I always do a complete reset on my phone before flying internationally. That might see me detained one day I guess

    • NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net
      1·
      19 天前

      Are you willing to go to prison for your job? Would the people who get the profit of your work do the same for you? (It’s possible of course! You might work for a government, non-profit, or worker-owned organization.)